REVIEW: The Paris Roommates by Ava Miles

The Paris Roommates by Ava Miles: Ten years ago Thea was living her dream, working in the beautiful city of Paris under the mentorship of Nanine Laurent and making five life long best friends. Fast forward to present day and Thea can’t help but feel that she has lost her way, she is no closer to opening her own bakery nor is she all that happy working where she currently is, but maybe fate has other plans for Thea, when she receives a call saying that Nanine has fallen ill and her business is struggling. It doesn’t take much thought for Thea to jump on a plane and head back to Paris, maybe with the help of her five old roommates she might just be able to help save Nanine’s business but also find herself again…

The Paris Roommates was a beautiful read that highlights the special bond that comes with having a found family and how these people often time are the ones that help us in times that we don’t even realise that we might need help. There was a slight Friends undertone to the relationship between Thea and the other roommates but with a more mature feeling to the narrative. I will say as much as I enjoyed getting to read the story from each of the roommates perspectives it did become a bit tedious having to juggle so many changes in point of view.

There was something very warm and relatable about this book and our leading lady Thea. I really enjoyed getting to follower her on this journey of reinvention and growth. I loved that the majority of the story centres around Thea and her personal journey of breaking free from all that has been holding her back and really finally pushing to accomplish her goals and dreams. As for Mr Pinstripes well Jean Luc was definitely swoon worth. I loved the chemistry between them and that insta love connection that they formed. There was a nice balance between Thea’s growth and the romance in this book that I really enjoyed.

All in all The Paris Roommates was a really nice book of self discovery, the beauty of found families and the freedom that comes with pursuing your dreams. This is definitely worth reading.

Book Info:

Publication: October 9, 2023 | Ava Miles Inc. | The Paris Roommates #1

Thea Rogers’ life is nothing like her romantic, elegant pastries. It’s more like a dull, dry rice cake.

Since spending that magical year in Paris in a work-study program at Nanine Laurent’s restaurant ten years ago, she’s been determined to create a delicious life for herself. But without that certain je ne sais quoi of the City of Lights and the support of her five Paris roommates, Thea’s lost sight of her dream of opening her own boulangerie. Worst yet, she’s lost sight of herself. Still, she puts on her sunshine persona, sticks another batch of croissants in the oven, and gets through each day—an overworked, underpaid baker living life through Netflix.

Then she gets the call that everyone her beloved Nanine has fallen ill.

Thea knows what she needs to go back to Paris. With the help of her roommates, they can get Nanine and her troubled restaurant back on their feet.

What she doesn’t her former roommates can see she needs help too. They might be the unlikeliest of friends, totally different from her and from each other, but they see her—more than her own flesh and blood. They always have her back, and while they assist their host mother with her restaurant, they cluster around plain Jane Thea to give her the makeover of her life. New clothes and hair are definitely on the menu, particularly after Thea meets “Mr. Pinstripes,” Nanine’s gorgeous lawyer.

Only real-life intrudes on her fairy tale when Thea’s finally offered her ownership of a bakery back in Small Town, USA. She would have to leave her found family and the man she’s fallen in love with. Will she choose the security of what she knows? Or dare to dream even bigger than she has before?